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Sep 29, 20236 min read
Grieving Suicide Loss
When someone we love chooses to end their life, we experience all the normal feelings associated with grief, but there are some that are...
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Jul 12, 20233 min read
I'm just a mom who does stuff she has to do...
"You're so strong and brave." "How do you do it?" "Why do you do it?" "You didn't grieve very long before you started doing it." These...
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Nov 23, 20222 min read
The Empty Chair at the Table
Holidays can be an emotional reminder of loss. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of the most difficult. If someone at your holiday...
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Nov 3, 20223 min read
A phrase that hurts parents of addicts
I wrote this 11 years ago today: “I am grieving. I am grieving the loss of the years we lost to drugs, to the person he once was, to the...
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Aug 19, 20213 min read
The "F" Word
No, not that “F” word, I’m talking about is fentanyl. Fentynal is the most dangerous thing on the streets right now and is killing MORE...
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Jul 22, 20212 min read
Turning Loss into Hope
Maggie Today I’m sharing about a woman who is a genuine hero. One definition of hero is “someone who fights for a cause” and Maggie...
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Jun 16, 20212 min read
Nine Minutes & 58 Seconds of Love
There were so many things buzzing around in my head this week, it was hard to pick a topic to write on. But then to my surprise...
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Apr 28, 20213 min read
Are You Uncomfortable Around A Grieving Parent?
4-29-21 The other day I saw someone I knew and her eyes said it all; she didn’t know what to say to me and she was uncomfortable. She...
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